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Ashes of the Past

The Salted Lands & Silent Voices

By Ravi DPublished about a year ago 1 min read

Scarred earth cradles the bones of forgotten generations,

Mothers with empty arms still feel the weight of the lost.

Innocence, torn by hands of hate,

Famine, a silent executioner—its touch unseen,

A weapon wielded without mercy.

Legacy scorched, lands salted, roots severed,

History rewritten by the victor’s pen,

Our stories erased from textbooks,

Yet whispered in kitchens, kept alive by candlelight.

No peace in hearts where sons bury fathers too soon,

Eyes burning with a vengeance that grows with the years,

A child’s rage ticking beneath the surface,

A broken lineage, haunted by what’s been stolen.

But memories—those cannot be erased,

They live, passed from trembling lips to listening ears,

A fire that refuses to die in the dark.

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_Ravi D

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Ravi D

I'm just a down to earth person who likes to write about events and things, usually inspired by people in my life.

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  • Esala Gunathilakeabout a year ago

    Very creative brother. If you wish you can subscribe me as well as I did to you 🥰.

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